Model-Based Energy and Cost Analysis of Direct Air Capture Using ePTFE-Based Laminate-Structured Gas–Solid Contactors

Min, Youn Ji; Kim, Jinsu; Jones, Christopher W.; Realff, Matthew J.

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c05769

Model-Based Energy and Cost Analysis of Direct Air Capture Using ePTFE-Based Laminate-Structured Gas–Solid Contactors

Journal Article · Wed Dec 18 00:00:00 EST 2024 · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c05769· OSTI ID:2482578

Min, Youn Ji ^[1]; ^[1]; Jones, Christopher W. ^[1]; ^[1]

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies will play a significant role in limiting global warming if implemented on a large scale. Direct air capture (DAC) is a scalable approach for removing atmospheric carbon, yet the true scope of its scalability remains unclear due to the early stage of technology development and high first plant costs. This study provides groundwork for understanding the technoeconomic trade-offs in developing DAC systems using laminate-structured gas–solid contactors, encompassing the analysis of both contactor and process design spaces. The robust mass transfer and process models outlined in this study provide tools for evaluating DAC processes and designing DAC plants based on cost and energy analysis. First, the key contactor geometrical parameters are identified to understand the CO₂ productivity–energy demand trade-offs, where geometries yielding higher mass transfer rates can achieve higher CO₂ productivities at the expense of energy consumption by fans and steam use. Next, a detailed process parametric study is conducted for DAC systems coupled with steam-assisted temperature-vacuum swing adsorption (S-TVSA) to visualize the trade-offs in the multidimensional design space. The main cost driver dramatically changes over different process conditions, but the operating cost prevailed on the Pareto front, with potential to operate as low as 150 $/tonne-CO₂ (within the cost range of 148–504 $/tonne-CO₂ in this study where the DAC system is coupled with industrial facilities for steam production).

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Research Organization:: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0032278

OSTI ID:: 2482578

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2484119

Journal Information:: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Vol. 12, Issue 52; ISSN 2168-0485

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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